PPP Stewardship Plan Key Implementation Activities

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1 PPP Stewardship Plan Key Implementation Activities Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association February 28 th, 2014

2 Overview Overview of MMBC Recent Developments MMBC s Collection System Results of Post-Collection RFP MMBC Small Business Policy Next Steps Collector/Post-Collector Relationships Collection of Glass Communicating with Residents Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 2

3 Overview of MMBC Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 3

4 Who is MMBC? MMBC is a not-for profit agency formed under the BC Society Act to develop a stewardship plan to satisfy the requirements of the BC Recycling Regulation for Packaging & Printed Paper (PPP) producers Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 4

5 Highlights of PPP Stewardship Plan Producers of PPP will be responsible for Reasonable access to PPP collection services Management of collected PPP Within the context of the pollution prevention hierarchy To achieve 75% recovery within a reasonable time Establishing relationships with Collectors - local governments, private sector companies and not-for-profit organizations Post-collection service providers Financing implementation of PPP Stewardship Plan Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 5

6 How will we meet our recycling target? (1) Build on existing residential collection infrastructure Curbside collection Multi-family building collection Depot collection Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 6

7 How will we meet our recycling target? (2) Continuously improve service & accessibility for residents Expand curbside service where only garbage is currently collected Expand the types of PPP to be collected Experiment with streetscape programs to provide away-from-home service on municipal property such as sidewalks, plazas or parks Work with collection and processing partners to build an efficient and effective system for residents Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 7

8 MMBC s Collection System Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 8

9 MMBC Collection System Contracts with collectors to service 1.25 M households (73% of BC households) on May 19 th 67 local governments 13 First Nations 90 private companies Additional communities will be added pending the results of our Curbside Collection RFP that closed on January 10 th Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 9

10 Future Opportunities for Collectors Collectors that accepted MMBC s collection offer by Sept. 16 th and signed an agreement by November 30 th will be part of the May 19 th launch Those collectors who did not accept the offer or execute an agreement have been placed on a waiting list for future opportunities MMBC will evaluate opportunities to expand our collection network on an annual basis and remains committed to continuing discussions with local governments interested in joining MMBC s program Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 10

11 MMBC Service Delivery Areas Regional District of North Okanagan May 19 th Regional District of Central Kootnay (areas outside Castlegar) May 19 th Kootenay Boundary East Sub-Region (Trail and surrounding communities) May 19 th City of Coquitlam July 1 st Village of Anmore August 1 st University Endowment Lands September 1 st Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 11

12 MMBC s Post-Collection System Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 12

13 RFP for Post-Collection Services Competitive procurement process to solicit proposals to Receive PPP from curbside and MF building collectors Pick up PPP from depots Transport, transfer, process, market collected PPP RFP documents were available on October 21 Responses were due on January 10, 2014 Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 13

14 Post-Collection System On February 27 th, MMBC announced the selection of Green by Nature EPR (GBN) - a new organization founded by three leaders in the recycling industry in BC - to manage the post-collection system for MMBC s PPP recycling system GBN will be responsible for processing and marketing approximately 185,000 tonnes of PPP after it has been collected from curbside households, multi-family buildings and depots across the province The new system operated by GBN will Bring $32 million in new investment to BC, including new facilities to be built in Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland Employ 570 British Columbians in all corners of the province Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 14

15 Post-Collection System GBN is a new organization founded by three industry leaders with an unmatched network of material recovery infrastructure in BC Cascades Recovery one of Canada s largest collectors, processors and marketers of recyclable materials generated by businesses and residents Emterra Environmental one of Canada s largest waste resource management companies that provides recyclables collection, processing and marketing services, as well as organics and solid waste collection and disposal services to municipalities and businesses across Canada and the US Merlin Plastics a North American pioneer in plastics recycling and marketing that holds several patents in plastics recycling technology as a result of its innovative research and development team based in Delta, BC Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 15

16 Benefits of GBN Proposal In addition to the founding companies, GBN will engage more than 20 subcontractors across BC to be part of the integrated province-wide MMBC post-collection system This coordinated approach will ensure the MMBC program operates as efficiently as possible and is able to leverage existing recycling infrastructure GBN will provide timely and transparent data to ensure that collectors receive information on the quantity of packaging and printed paper they have collected and enable MMBC to demonstrate that it is meeting its end-of-life packaging and printed paper management obligations Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 16

17 Value for MMBC Members MMBC members can be assured they are receiving value for money, as GBN will Develop and operate processing facilities at a competitive cost by upgrading and installing the most up to date technology Direct PPP to GBN s facilities best suited to manage the materials Collect relevant data that can inform producers of more environmentally friendly printed paper and packaging design Coordinate the marketing of PPP to end markets Standardize reporting leading to more transparency for BC residents Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 17

18 Why Did MMBC Select GBN? GBN s proposal provided the best value through a single, coordinated submission representing the majority of companies in BC that were in a position to respond GBN s proposal was comprehensive and responded well to the requirements in the RFP GBN partners bring experience and expertise to the table GBN will be making significant investments in creating and improving infrastructure to ensure an innovative, effective and efficient post-collection system Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 18

19 MMBC s Small Business Policy Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 19

20 Small Business Policy In the fall of 2013, MMBC committed to conduct a consultation with the small business community to develop a small business policy that is financially fair to all stewards while relieving low volume stewards of much of the associated administrative burden MMBC has listened to the concerns expressed by small businesses in BC and engaged with the provincial government and business associations to develop a small business policy announced jointly by MMBC and the Minister of Environment This policy will provide increased certainty for small businesses and reduce the administrative burden for lowvolume stewards of packaging and printed paper that wish to join the MMBC program Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 20

21 Small Business Proposed Regulation On Feb. 4 th, the Ministry of Environment announced it would amend the Recycling Regulation to exempt businesses who meet one of the following criteria <$1M in revenues; OR <1 tonne PPP; OR Business operating as a single point of retail sale that is not supplied by or operated as part of franchise, a chain or under a banner Proposed amendments supported by BC Chamber Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 21

22 MMBC Small Business Policy - Low Volume Stewards MMBC has also created a category for low volume stewards >1 tonne and <5 tonnes who will pay flat fees calculated by online assessment tool Two categories of flat fees for low volume stewards: 1 tonne and 2.5 tonne - $550 >2.5 tonne and 5 tonne - $1200 Flat fees will cover estimated costs of managing the tonnage for low volume stewards Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 22

23 MMBC Small Business Policy Examples of One Tonne of Packaging 5,000 large format pizza boxes (corrugated cardboard box) 150,000 flyer pages 32,000 HDPE pill bottles 150,000 plastic bags 2,500 small household appliance boxes (e.g., toaster) 4,000 shoe boxes Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 23

24 Collector/Post-Collector Relationships Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 24

25 Collector/Post-Collector Relationships MMBC will Communicate GBN receiving facility location for curbside/multi-family collectors. contact information for GBN companies providing depot pick-up Check that collectors have made arrangements with post-collector for delivery of PPP, depot containers/pick up schedule, weigh-scale tickets, etc. Trouble shoot any issues through to launch on May 19 th and into stable operations to ensure effective arrangements Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 25

26 Collection of Glass Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 26

27 Collection of Glass MMBC will accept non-deposit glass containers as a separate stream at curbside and multi-family buildings from MMBC collectors, and when delivered to MMBC recycling depots MMBC requires glass to be segregated because glass can easily break during collection Broken glass mixes with paper and containers making it difficult to properly recycle these materials Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 27

28 Summary of Glass Collection Service 79% of curbside households will have no change in service level as they will either continue to receive curbside collection of glass or they don t currently receive curbside collection of glass 1% of curbside households had glass removed on January 1, % of curbside households (6 local governments) will have glass removed in coming months Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 28

29 Communicating with Residents Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 29

30 Support Tools for Collectors Key messages Changes to recycling service e.g., industry-financed and managed Materials accepted/not accepted Changes to how glass will be collected Images and sample text that can be incorporated into brochures, calendars etc. Templates for advertisements, flyers, posters etc. to download Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 30

31 Advertising Campaign Across BC TV Online and social media MMBC-served communities Print Radio Timed to appear four weeks before MMBC assumes responsibility for curbside program Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 31

32 Resident-Focused Website and Social Media Website may include Recycling services search function Information on what is and is not accepted for recycling Information about changes to glass collection Information on what happens to collected PPP Resident-focused Twitter account to push key messages and encourage residents to visit MMBC s website Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 32

33 Material for MMBC-Served Communities Residents in MMBC-served areas will receive Flyer describing community-specific changes Recycling guide and collection schedule Also working with local governments to identify other opportunities to communicate about MMBC s curbside collection service Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 33

34 Calendar: March Early March: Collector resources available FAQs Plain-language material list About MMBC messages for collector websites Guidelines to use MMBC s logo Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 34

35 Calendar: April Mid April: Templates for collector use available Depot signage Ads Recycling guides Images of materials Mid April: Website and social media launch Mid April: Watch for recycling changes flyers delivered to MMBC-served residents April 21: Advertising starts (aligns with Earth Day) Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 35

36 Calendar: May Early May: Collection guides distributed to MMBCserved residents May 19: Program launch Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 36

37 Questions Presentation to Coast Waste Management Association Page 37